ClosedDeadline moved (was Oct 5, 2026)Opportunity DE-FOA-0003627

Improved Oil and Gas Recovery and Produced Water Management Technologies

National Energy Technology Laboratory · Department of Energy

At a glance

Improved Oil and Gas Recovery and Produced Water Management Technologies is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the National Energy Technology Laboratory (Department of Energy). The application deadline was September 8, 2026. Individual awards are listed as $1 – $150M, with about 10 awards expected and $150M in total estimated funding. The notice is unrestricted by applicant type, subject to any clarifications in the notice. Cost sharing or matching is required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 81.089 (Fossil Energy Research and Development).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Jul 6, 2026Posted
Sep 8, 2026Application deadline
Oct 8, 2026Archived

Posted: Jul 6, 2026
Close date: Sep 8, 2026
Archive date: Oct 8, 2026
Award floor: $1
Award ceiling: $150,000,000
Est. total funding: $150,000,000
Original deadline: Oct 5, 2026
Expected awards: 10
Cost sharing: Required
Funding instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Unrestricted (any entity type)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

The following types of domestic entities are eligible to participate as a recipient or subrecipient of this NOFO: • Institutions of higher education (as defined in Title 20 U.S.C. § 1001) • For-profit organizations • Nonprofit organizations • State and local government entities • Indian Tribes (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, 25 U.S.C. § 5304)

Also named in the notice's eligibility text

County governments
City or township governments
Public colleges & universities
Federally recognized tribal governments
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
Private colleges & universities
For-profit organizations (not small businesses)

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Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

Modification 000003: The purpose of this modification is to revise NOFO Part 1.
Section I.A.1 is revised to correct the Topic Area 1b cost share to 20% and Section IV.C.2 is revised to delete the Environmental Considerations Summary and Environmental Impact Volume from the Summary of Application Requirements table.

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) will seek proposals for specific research and development (R&D) projects to improve recovery efficiency from unconventional oil and natural gas reservoirs and to advance technologies for the treatment of flowback and produced water from oil and natural gas production operations. Despite increasing energy for demand, recovery efficiency for oil and natural gas from unconventional reservoirs can average less than 10 percent. This NOFO will enable rapid field deployment of a variety of novel technologies and processes related to improving primary and enhanced recovery with the goal of significantly improving resource recovery and accelerating industry uptake.
This NOFO will also support the field testing and validation of water treatment technologies of produced water from oil and natural gas production operations to avoid deep well injection and potential issues with induced seismicity and interaction with underground sources of drinking water.

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

81.089Fossil Energy Research and DevelopmentProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 81.089

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$1.1B

FY25

$966M

FY26

$497M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 81.089. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

National Energy Technology Laboratory
jessica.sartor@netl.doe.gov
304-285-4298

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Improved Oil and Gas Recovery and Produced Water Management Technologies”?

The notice lists eligibility as unrestricted — open to any type of entity — subject to clarifications in the notice's additional eligibility information.

How much funding is available through “Improved Oil and Gas Recovery and Produced Water Management Technologies”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $1 – $150m, total estimated program funding is $150,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 10 awards.

How do I apply for “Improved Oil and Gas Recovery and Produced Water Management Technologies”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity DE-FOA-0003627), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

OpenDeadline extendedALN 81.089